Launch game in vulkan?

[DomTheRizzlyBear]

Is there a way to make the game auto boot in vulkan mode?

[whisp]

bump

[mechapanda]

I figured there might be something available in command line but i googled a bit myself, i didn't find anything though...

[Jacobella]

I too would like to know this

[Tumalu]

Go into your Hades install directory and use the Hades.exe from the x64vk folder.

[Jacobella]

How about a command line used to launch the game?

[KriKitBoNeZ]

Originally posted by Jacobella:

How about a command line used to launch the game?

Rename the vulkan one and stick it where the directx one is.

[Jacobella]

Originally posted by KriKitBoNeZ:

Originally posted by Jacobella:

How about a command line used to launch the game?

Rename the vulkan one and stick it where the directx one is.

Thank you for the suggestion

I tried it and unfortunately it didn't work

I made a shortcut of the Vulkan executable on my Desktop and that did help but the Steam overlay didn't launch so I wasn't able to get a screenshot of me stealing all of Thanatos' kills :(

[TheSwanDragon]

Putting the Vulkan executable on your desktop means you're not running it through Steam, unfortunately.

There is potentially a way to make it auto boot to one, but I haven't tested it with Hades specifically, and it's not very straightforward iirc

[Meztelen (猪虼螂)]

I haven't tried myself, don't know if this works, but what you could do is:

Right click on the game in library
Properties
General tab > set launch option
type "-vulkan"

[TheSwanDragon]

Originally posted by Meztelen (猪虼螂):

I haven't tried myself, don't know if this works, but what you could do is:

Right click on the game in library
Properties
General tab > set launch option
type "-vulkan"

Nope, sorry. And "/vulkan" doesn't work either

Edit: That being said, I'll ask the devs later today and update if they have a solution in mind

[Meztelen (猪虼螂)]

Aw, sorry to hear. I tried.

Originally posted by TheSwanDragon:

Edit: That being said, I'll ask the devs later today and update if they have a solution in mind

And thank you!

[Watergun]

Originally posted by Jacobella:

Originally posted by KriKitBoNeZ:

Rename the vulkan one and stick it where the directx one is.

Thank you for the suggestion

I tried it and unfortunately it didn't work

I made a shortcut of the Vulkan executable on my Desktop and that did help but the Steam overlay didn't launch so I wasn't able to get a screenshot of me stealing all of Thanatos' kills :(

Noticed that too. Additionally, Steam achievements are not captured.

Seems like the devs missed out implementing Steam's modules (.DLLs) upon compiling Vulcan version.

[TheSwanDragon]

Not at all, actually. If you pick Vulkan through Steam, it should work fine. But running Steam games from outside of Steam is often a bit flaky

[TheSwanDragon]

Heyo! As one of the devs recently mentioned in the Tech Support board, there are no launch options to prioritize one render mode over another

[Rana]

Bump. I also want this.
Hell, I'd say they should ditch direct x for vulkan considering how buttery smooth game has become.